Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

[jackeen's Missus]

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you!!!

Hope you can call round to our BBQ on Saturday evening...

see here...http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4233

If you want to speak with an Irish accent today try this link...http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cbaker01/frted/DOYLE.HTM

And here is an enormously tasteful website devoted to Irish Proverbs...http://welcome.to/proverbs


(Please note the correct etymology of the word feic (pronounced feck) as the root of the verb 'to see'...)

So if you want to say politely to someone today...'I'll see you later'...this may be translated as 'feic off'...

Another very warm Irish greeting is 'Pog Mo Thon' (pron. 'pogue mahone')...that will get you a free drink in an Irish Bar every time...

So...Pog Mo Thon & Feic Off

From

Jackeen & Missus xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[willowkis]

Thank you both for the irish lesson and a Happy St Patricks Day too :banana:

I'm going to work with a smile on my face now.... :)

[jackeen's Missus]

Some smilies to use in your emails...

(html...will not pass RIBNET customs!!!)

Missus

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(Cheers Willow...top of the mornin to ye!!!)

[Chrisallse]

Is that an offer???

[Chrisallse]

To all of the wonderful Irish people I have known and for my dear friend Tom OSullivan who passed away last year my thoughts.:cheers:

[Rogue Wave]

Originally posted by Chrisallse
To all of the wonderful Irish people I have known .:cheers:

And the Jackeens as well!

[jackeen's Missus]

Thank you Chrisallse.

Waver that's not very nice:mad:
Just spoke to your missus & invited HER on Sat...that way you might show as well!!!!!!!!

Missus:D

[Rogue Wave]

Yes we have just been through the why haven't you told me about the BBQ we were invited too conversation.

We have been arguing terribly about our holidays lately . I want to go to Poofwellii for a fortnight and Britt wants to come along!

[Louise]

Happy Paddy Day. (I know, it's a day late - but that's Oirish for you!)

http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/feiertage/feiertag-smiley-013.gif

[Louise]

EXCUSE ME, MISSUS, BUT I THINK YOU'LL FIND I GAVE THIS SMILIE TO YOU AGES AGO AND YOU SAID YOU WOULD SAVE IT FOR PADDY DAY. AND YES, I KNOW I AM SHOUTING!!!!!

:flame: :flame: :flame:

[Louise]

Anyway, what are you doing on the internet at this time of night? Don't you have work in the morning? Or are you skiving off AGAIN?

[jackeen's Missus]

Have done one & will do another extra Friday so have bought tomorrow back...need to tidy up a bit round here!!!!

This means I will be online so I hope there's plenty bollix space on the hard disk!!!!

Missus

Oh and they messed wiv me paddysmiley...
And I'm too tired to fix it...

:no:

no this one...

[Louise]

Hmm. I'm beginning to suspect you don't really have a job at all (at all, at all). No doubt we'll speak in the morning (if we're up before midday) - mostly bollix, I dare say, but we might do a bit of BBQ planning?

Anyway - GET TO BED!

Nighty night. :snooz:

[jackeen's Missus]

Originally posted by Mrs Nobber
EXCUSE ME, MISSUS, BUT I THINK YOU'LL FIND I GAVE THIS SMILIE TO YOU AGES AGO AND YOU SAID YOU WOULD SAVE IT FOR PADDY DAY. AND YES, I KNOW I AM SHOUTING!!!!!

:flame: :flame: :flame:

Just saw this now...you're quite right!!!!

But my memory is a highly selective thing...

K:cheers:

[Louise]

:snooz: :snooz: :snooz:

[jackeen's Missus]

Thanks for your kind pm Mrs. N.

Wotever really...the whole thing is hotting up and I will post an update soon.

Missus

(To answer your question he signed in as jackeen and has no time for capitals or spelling or any of that stuff. To be honest...it don't bother me at all once someone is able to get their point across!!! Bit worried about mini tho'):banana:

[Louise]

Clear out your PM box please, Missus!

[jackeen's Missus]

Solent paddy
Sorry to go on & on...(worse than Ian)...

But I promised a little update.

10 peeps arrive tomorrow night (Friday) and will stay over...

we are busy cleaning out a few cupboards to fit them in at the moment!!!!

Bogib phoned from Bulgaria....!!!He is coming tomorrow!!!!
Richard and Louise are being brill and picking him up from Heathrow then coming on down....stars...

So far...30 confirmations for BBQ...

Weather forecast is still interesting...decisions to be taken Saturday by skips on whether to proceed Sat or Sun...

Blue Ice is in the water & ready to go
Black Jack is in the water ditto
Zebedee ditto

If anyone wants to contact us tonight...here are our mobiles...

(edited out...irrelevant now)


If you'd prefer to use our home no. please send pm
Will check regularly

K&P



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[jackeen's Missus]

meeting at Black Jack Buoy tomorrow 11.00...watch this space!!!!

We went out & painted it speshul...

Missus & Jackso
Oh and if you see a big ship, get outta the way...('take your eye out, they would' )

[willowkis]

I'm glad it's going well for you all. Make sure you all have fun later.... and drink plenty :drink:

[jackeen's Missus]

Cheers Willow!!!

Carriages have left Shepperton!!!

Missus:aaahhh:

[jackeen's Missus]

Thank you to all visitors for making the trip to the 'shebeen at the end of the world' as one esteemed visitor called it. It was lovely to see all of you . We're all better boating friends once again...Thank you Boatmad Boss for socialising with Ribnobbers for the evening!!!Thank you RIBNET Boss for coming along especially as they all straightened up and stopped slurring while you were there. It was lovely to see all of you; thanks for all the help!!!and for being so sociable... and in case you missed Vanessa's 2 stroke impression here it is neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Enjoyed the boating too...had a lovely time today on Black Jack escorted by Top Banana. Portsmouth-Cowes-Soton. We'll dig out some pics soon. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves ... hope to see you again soon,

Paul & Kathleen xxxxxxxxxx


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[bogib]

Hi everyone I am back at work at last after spending the weekend in Fareham, it was pleasure meeting you all again those I have meet earlier and nice seeing new faces behind their names on this fantastic forum which defenately makes the world smaller and brings people together around this interest. Kathleen and Paul thank you for your generous hospitality during the stay and Paul and Steve you where great chefs at the BBQ maybe I should hire you two to do spring BBQ over here soon !!! It´s nice to meet both bosses again JF and JK both of you are doing great jobs in keeping us together wherever we are located around the world. Richard and Louise many many thanks for picking me up at Heathrow and getting me safe and sound back especially after the ride back to Soton I barely could move myself out of the aircraft although flying on business class with plenty of legspace and wide seat. I definately needs to start exercising to be satisfactory fit again. Ian and Deborah congratulation with Black Jack it was great ride from Soton to Portsmouth and I wish you all the best for your endevour. Suzuki Pete nice meeting you and I will find some extreme modified Vitara´s over here just to show you how to do things professionally not like yours "sledge 4x4" with only 29" tires which is only a mini tires. Wavehumper you are definately married to Dane "Scandinavian" with good humour. Again my sincere thanks to "my other mum and dad" for taking good care of me over the weekend and sorry "mum" I completely forgot to congratulate you on Mothers day, but as we say over here better is late than never so HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Bogi

:worthy: :banana: :cheers: :drain: :duell: :D :cool:

[jackeen's Missus]

Thank you Bogi. You're a grand man altogether.

Well everthing went great. Apart from Mrs. Nobber drinking the Toilet Duck again and ogling my husband (norty pirate ribsta!!!)
we had a great time & hope everyone else did too...If you have some downtime please take a look here.

http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4268&perpage=10&pagenumber=7

BTW three cheers for the Fullers who were the only performance boating enthusiasts with enough courage to face the ribstas!!!!!
(Mind you they brought their savage guard dog in case of trouble...!!!)

Missus:up: :up: :up:

[jackeen's Missus]

Forgot...4 guests qualified as hardboaters...as well as Boss & Mrs. there was gypsy & a well-known narrowboater ( whom I recently clocked on the Thames doing 60 knots rushing home for his tea...)

All of which prompted me to do an analysis of the weekend events...

Guests at Paddy’s Day BBQ 35
Houseguests 11
Attempts to wear Green 90%
Ribstas 19
Hboats 4 (including narrow performance boats)
Adoptees 3
Nobbers 25%
Flame – Haired Celtish lookin types 3
Bottle Blondes 4
People who actually went out in the worst conditions ever…13 (oooops )
Mashed props 1
Children 5
Kids at heart 35
Peeps who didn’t give a damn about boats 12
Innocent toys ascribed with dodgy purposes 3 (including the kangaroo that made Gypsy amorous)
Longest distance ever travelled for a BBQ (Bulgaria / Bogib)
Winner of the 'morning person' award Suzuki Pete


If I think of any more I'll do a complete report

Missus:laugh: